ITIS Holdings PLC
24 March 2004
TOYOTA GB RENEWS TRAFFIC DATA SERVICE CONTRACT WITH
ITIS HOLDINGS PLC
ITIS Holdings plc ('ITIS') is pleased to announce that Toyota (GB) ('Toyota')
has renewed its contract for ITIS to supply real time traffic information using
RDS TMC. This renewal follows the original agreement entered into in 2001.
Toyota brands the RDS-TMC service as ETA (Electronic Traffic Avoidance) and
integral part of Toyota's marketing and product differentiation strategy. The
service allows Toyota drivers to receive real-time traffic information including
congestion alerts via OEM-installed satellite navigation systems, enabling
dynamic re-routing around traffic problems. Toyota's ETA service was initially
launched on its Avensis model, and is now also available on the majority of
Toyota's range including the new 7-seater Corolla Verso.
Mark Hall, Marketing and Communications General Manager for Toyota GB said 'Over
the last three years, our ETA service has been extremely well received by our
customers and to date, over 25,000 Toyota cars have been delivered with
RDS-TMC-enabled satellite navigation units. We have renewed our contract with
ITIS because of our confidence in the the high quality traffic information
delivered over the last three years and the integral role that ETA continues to
play in our product strategy.'
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive ITIS Holdings said 'We enjoy an excellent
relationship with Toyota, which played a key role as a partner in the early
roll-out of our RDS-TMC service. Toyota's decision to renew the contract is
based on the consistent high quality service that ITIS has delivered over recent
years, and which has now been adopted by many other manufacturers.'
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Contacts:
ITIS Holdings PLC
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0)161 929 5788
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Ged Brumby Tel: +44 (0)20 7638 9571
Note to editors:
ITIS Holdings plc, listed on Aim, is the UK's leading provider of traffic
information and vehicle security services.
ITIS has invested in the development of a unique system for the collection and
analysis of traffic information; it combines information from the AA traffic
control centres with ITIS Historic and real-time Floating Vehicle Data (FVD) to
provide Journey time forecasts and real-time updates. ITIS now operates the
largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the world, and delivers the
content over a variety of platforms including RDS-TMC (Alert C), digital radio
and automated telephone services (IVR) under the AA RoadWatch brand.
Through its NavTrak business (www.navtrak.com), ITIS has developed a unique and
innovative stolen vehicle tracking service delivered via GPS/GSM technology,
which offers theft alerts, vehicle tracking and police liaison throughout
Europe.
• Detection of theft - even when owner's keys have been taken. (Automatic Driver
Recognition - ADR)
• Automatic GPS tracking of stolen vehicles (Stolen Vehicle Recovery)
• Theft alerts, GPS tracking and police liaison covering 20 European countries
(EUROWATCH)
• Instantaneous position report to any mobile phone (AutoTrak)
• Mileage reports to show trips and cumulative distances travelled (Journey
Diary)
For further information on the Company please visit our website at
www.itisholdings.com or www.navtrak.com
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